Anyone seen this movie? I just saw it tonight. I thought it was quite interesting, although not perfect. It's about two and a half hours long and kind of has its own leisurely pace, so you have to be patient with it. The theme is the whole "troubled youth in modern society" thing, which may be a bit cliched but I thought it was enjoyable. I really liked the music, too... especially the song in the opening credits.

I've got it on the shelf, waiting to be seen.
comments on amazon were very positive.
Hope it's not too leisurely for I buy these movies to hear as much japanese as possible.
One of my (unexpected) favourites is "The professor's beloved formula". apart from it being the sort of story I like, it also has a voice over for deaf people explaining everything that is happening. Non -stop Japanese:)
I'll watch Lily Chou-Chou this weekend and would like to let you know how I liked it...

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What a totally depressing movie! When HeyItsMatt said it had a leisurely pace, I thought it would be a bit like "April story". Somewhat slow, but moving all the same.
But no, this Lily Chou Chou completely different.
I'm not usually keen on restless camera work, I find it tiring and annoying to watch. But it sure mirrored the erratic, confused state of mind of the young people in this movie.
Especially the holiday scenes, where the eye is suddenly, temporarily, taken over by the protagonists. Very powerful.
It reminded me a bit of Wong Kar Wai's work, which I often like a lot.
Nevertheless, Lily Chou Chou left me feeling empty and sad. Is the youth really this fucked up?

katafei wrote:What a totally depressing movie! When HeyItsMatt said it had a leisurely pace, I thought it would be a bit like "April story". Somewhat slow, but moving all the same.But no, this Lily Chou Chou completely different.I'm not usually keen on restless camera work, I find it tiring and annoying to watch. But it sure mirrored the erratic, confused state of mind of the young people in this movie.Especially the holiday scenes, where the eye is suddenly, temporarily, taken over by the protagonists. Very powerful. It reminded me a bit of Wong Kar Wai's work, which I often like a lot.Nevertheless, Lily Chou Chou left me feeling empty and sad. Is the youth really this fucked up?

Is English your second language? Because if it is, you've sure got the English casual style down pat. I couldn't differentiate that post from a native speaker, especially that last line.

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